Swinging-arm towel rack



Nov. 25, 1930,. c. A. 'MOSGR OVE 1,732,828

' SWINGING ARM TOWEL RACK F1166 Aug. 3, 1929 IN VEN TOR.

I ATTORNEYS.

tary to andtacing the wing of the other side Patented Nov. 2 5, 1930 I UNITED STATES PATE T OFFICE CHARLES A. MOSGROVE, or WATEBBIIRY, oolvirno'rrour, nssrenon TO menti ns COMPANY, or OAKVILLE, CONNECTICUT, A conronnrron or oonnncriour swmemenmvr TOWEL BACK Application filed August 3, 1929. Serial No. 383,241.

This invention relates to improvements in swingingtowel racks, and has for anobject to providea swinging towel rack that may have the towel arms formed of'stilt wire and may have the wall platestamped out of a piece of sheet metal, andthen rolled to the proper shape. 1 e a i A furtherobject is to provide said towel arms with integral towel gripping ends;

With: the foregoing and other objects in view, this invention consists in certain constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts as set forth and claimed in the following; specific ation'taken in connection with the accompanying drawing. 8

In this drawing: a Fig. 1 shows a side view oton'e' einbochment of the invention. i

Fig. 2 shows a similar'view of another embodiment of the f invention.

Fig. 3' shows aplan view of the wall plate of Fig. 1 after it has been stamped out and before it has been rolled; J p i Fig. shows afront plan view of the wall plate after it has been rolled. 1

Fig. 5 is aback plan view of Fig. 4:. 3

"Fig. 6 is a vertical cross section showing how the arms are held in their bearings.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal cross section of the embodiment of Fig; 1 showing how the bear ings receive and support the'arms, and

l Fig.8 is a similar horizontal cross section of 'theembodiment of Fig.2. 3 i Referring first to the jembodiment shown in Fig.1, there is shown at 10 the towel arms having ialcurved portion ll'at one end to prevent"articles from slipping off the end, whilfetheir other ends 12 are bent atv-r ght angles to be supported inf bearings in a wall platefllfifThis wall plate 13, as shown 1n Fig 3, is formed of a single piece stamped out of sheet metal and comprises two side portions 14: anda centralportion1 5 The side portions 14 have wings 16 pro ect ng above and below the central portion 15, each wingof each side portion being complemenportion. Indentations17 are formed in each A wingas shown, and are preferably semi-cir-l cular in outline and arepomplementary to the indentations in the opposite winga The central portion comprisesa.plurality ot joining strips-18 separated by spaces 19 which are rectangular as shown,the strips 18 being joined to each other and to the side portions 14' by the connecting portions 20 about the ends ofspaces'19; i j

The ends 12 of arms 10 are then inserted through spaces 19 and then the central portion 15 is rolled about these inserted ends until the wings16 have come into contact with each other, it being understood that end portions 14 remain in the same plane. The in- 'dentations 17 thus complement and align with eachother to form openings 21 in the otherwise joined wings, and these openings form, nail v or screw receiving holes whereby the plate may be fastened to a wall, The strips 18 becomelooped arm supporting bearsings 22. wherebythe arms may be pivotally supported whenthe device is fastened to a wall; The slots or openings 19 are slightly wider than the thicknessofg the arms 10 so they can swing," but after the turned down portions 12 are enclosed by the loops 22 they 8 are securelyheld so the rods cannot separate frointhe 'wallplates. -It will also be noted that the loops 22 substantially entirely sur round the 1 portions 12 to form a complete bearing for them and to hold the rods secure- 8 ly in the horizontal 7 position;

In Figs. 2 andSythe towel 21111125 longer thanthe arm 10, and thisfextra lengthis bent back upon the arm asat gfiltoapproach its body 25, as at27, and then .isslightlycurved 1 away again at its ezgtrelne end 28. In the back plate supporting thetowel arrns 25,

the connecting portion 2 0 may form limit stops23 to prevent the arinsswinging against the Wall on which the device is mounted, and the blanlrtrom-whichthis plate30 is formed differs from that shown in Fig. 3 by" merely having the joining strips forming the; central portion somewhat shorter. "As is obvious," theplate '13 formed from the blank of Fig. 3imay be used with arms 25, vice versa the armslO may be used with thewall plate 30. In, other WOIClSQtllG stop. portions 23 mayor may not be used in either wall plate or witheithertype of arm.

In operation, the plate 13 or 30 is fastened to a wall so that the ends 11 of arm 10 or 28 of arm 25 project upwardly, and the device is ready for use. l/Vhen arm 10 is used, the end 11 serves to prevent the articles placed thereon from sliding off the end of the arm. lVhen arm 25 is used, the curved end 28 serves to guide the towel or other article under portion 27 which yields to permit the towel to slide thereunder, and then serves to grip it positively against slipping out under its own weight.

Having thus set forth and described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A towel rack comprising a plurality of swinging towel supporting arms and a wall plate for pivotally supporting said arms, said wall plate comprising a piece of stamped sheet metal having a plurality of spaced joining strips forming the central portion thereor, and a "pair of spaced complementary,

semi'circular indentations above and below said strips in the side portions, said piece having its central portion rolled outwardly of the plane of the side portions so that said spaced strips form arm supporting bearings and said complementary indentations together form receiving holes for securing means.

2. A towel rack comprising a wall plate and a plurality of'towel supporting arms pivoted thereto, said wall plate comprising a central portion and two side portions, said side portions each comprising a flat plane por; tion having a pair of wings projecting above and below said central portion, each wing having a complementary indentation therein opposite a similar indentation inthe opposite wing on the other side portion, said central portion comprising a plurality of joining strips on opposite sides of openings,

said joining strips being rolled outwardly of the plane of the side portions, :ausingsaid wings to contact and said complementary indentations to form nail or screw receiving holes, and causing said strips to form looped supporting bearings for towel arms.-

3. A towel rack comprising a wall plate and a plurality of towel supporting arms pivoted thereto, said arms being bent back upon themselves, said bent portions being yieldable and forming towel grips, said wall plate comprising a central portion and two side portions, said side portions each comprising a flat plane portion having a pair of wings projecting above and below said central portion, each wing having a complementary indentation therein opposite a similar indentation in the opposite wing on the other side portion, said central portions comprising a plurality of joining strips on opposite sides ofopenings, said joining strips being rolled outwardly of the plane of the sideportions, causing said wings to contact and said complementary indentations to form nail or screw above and below said central portion, each wing having a complementary indentation therein opposite a similar lndentatlon in the 'opposite'wing on the other side portion, said central portions comprising a plurality of joining strips on opposite sides of openings, said joining strips and the connecting portions about the ends of said spaces being rolled outwardly of the plane of the side portions, causing-said wings to contact and said complementary indentations to form nail or screw receiving holes, and causing said strips to form looped supporting bearings for towel arms and said connecting portions to form stops for limiting the swinging of said arms.

-5. In a towel rack, a well plate to be secured to a wall, and an arm pivoted to said plate, the arm comprising a rod pivoted at one end in the plate and folded over upon itself at its opposite end to lie above and overlap the body portion to form a yieldable portion to clamp an article to the lower por tion, the free and of the upper portion being extended upwardly to guide an article in be tween .the two portions.

6. A towel rack comprising a plurality of swinging towel supporting arms and a wall plate for pivotally supporting said arms, said wall plate comprising a piece of stamped sheet metal having a plurality of spaced j oining strips forming the central portion thereof, said piece having its central portion rolled outwardly of the plane oi? the side portions so that said spaced stripsform arm supporting bearings.

7. A towel rack comprising a wall plate and a plurality of towel supporting arms pivoted thereto, said wall plate comprising a. central portion and two side portions, said portions each comprising a flat plane portion having a pair of wings projecting above and below said central portion, said central portion comprising a plurality of joining strips on opposite sides of openings, said joining strips being rolled outwardly of the plane of the side portions causing said wings to contact and causing said strips to form looped supporting bearings for towel arms.

8. A towel rack comprising a wall plate and a plurality of towel supporting arms pivoted thereto, said wall plate comprising a central portion and two side portions, said side portions each comprising a flat plane por tion having a pair of-wings projecting above and below said central portion, said central portion comprising a plurality of joining strips on opposite sides of openings, said j oining strips and the connecting portions about the ends of said openings being rolled outwardly of the plane of the side portions causing said Wings to contact and causing said strips to form looped supporting bearings for towel arms and said connecting portions to form stops for limitingthe swinging of said arms. 7 In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

1 CHARLES A. MOSGROVE. 

